Frank Briggs (footballer)

Frank Briggs
Personal information
Full name	Frank Briggs[1]
Date of birth	1 February 1917[1]
Place of birth	Salford, Greater Manchester, England[1]
Date of death	11 April 1984 (aged 67)[1]
Place of death	Bury, England[1]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s)	Left-half
Youth career
	Altrincham
Senior career*
Years	Team
1937–1938	Port Vale
1938–1939	Aston Villa
1939	Wrexham
	Oswestry Town
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Briggs (1 February 1917 – 11 April 1984) was an English footballer who played for Port Vale, Aston Villa, Wrexham, and Watford (as a guest).

Career

Briggs was a reserve team player at Altrincham, before he joined Port Vale in December 1937, at the age of 20.[2][1] He played a mere eight Third Division North games in the 1937–38 season before being released from The Old Recreation Ground in May 1938. He moved on to Aston Villa in May 1938.[3] He later played for Wrexham.[1] He also guested for Watford during the Second World War.[4] After the war he played non-League football with Oswestry Town.[2]

Source:[5]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1937–38	Third Division North	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Aston Villa	1938–39	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wrexham	1939–40		0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Career total			8	0	0	0	3	0	11	0

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 41. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
"Altrincham FC". www.lusaweb.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
"Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
Trefor, Jones (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 256. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
Frank Briggs at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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